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Agri View: Real Christmas Tree Troubles

One of our strongest symbols of Christmas is in trouble. Everett Griner talks about real Christmas tree troubles in today’s Agri View. The problem isn’t expected to be in just one single season. Everett explains the problem all started when artificial Christmas trees were imported from China to a ready market. Just since the end of the 2016 season, as …

Court Rules H-2A Wage Cut Violated Federal Law
A federal district court in California on Aug. 26 ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2025 rule that lowered adverse effect wage rates (AEWRs) in the H-2A agricultural guest worker visa program violated federal law. According to United Farm Workers (UFW), the DOL rule in 2025 cut many farm workers’ wages by up […]
UGA Pathologist Discusses Citrus Greening and Psyllid Challenges
The most devasting disease to impact Florida citrus production is a threat to trees in the cold-hardy citrus region. Citrus greening disease has impacted Florida groves for more than 20 years and looms as a danger to trees in South Georgia, North Florida and South Alabama. While the best management strategy is prompt removal of […]